HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 28910 of 2026 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J. 1. Heard Sri Vishal Tandon, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents and Sri Azad Rai, learned counsel for the respondent no. 5. 2. Pursuant to earlier order passed in the petition, learned Standing Counsel has furnished a detail instructions dated 31.08.2026, the same are taken on record. 3. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner presses only prayer no. 2, wherein an application dated 07.08.2025 may be directed to be decided in a time bound manner by the respondent no. 3. 4. Learned Standing Counsel does not dispute the same. 5. In such view of the matter, the instant petition is disposed of with direction to the respondent no. 3 to decide the application dated 07.08.2025 filed by the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months, by passing a reasoned and speaking order, subject to there being any legal impediment. September 23, 2026 gp Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vishal Tandon Counsel for Respondent(s) : Azad Rai, C.S.C. (Vivek Saran,J.) Narvada Prasad Pandey .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- GANESH PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad